Feeding Time: Wild Boar at Bolton Castle
Watching wild boar having their lunch in the Yorkshire Dales! Yes there are wild boar in the UK, after a long period of extinction, they’re back!
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Carreg Cennen Castle Carmarthenshire
When in Wales, you never get tired of castles, so here’s another magnificent beauty,ย Carreg Cennen Castle, in Carmarthenshire near the River Cennen. ย Building began around the fourth century, yet it’s ruins are incredibly well preserved, and majestic. It’s a steep walk, great for the legs and the views are worth every step. “One of the […]
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Trains, Castles and Reservoirs: Out and About Around Wales
Those of us who live in the UK don’t always appreciate the beautiful country we live in. We’re often trying so hard to escape the UK for a ‘holiday’ that we neglect our own tourist attractions, yet there happens to be quite a lot on our UK door-step to admire and enjoy. Did you know? […]
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Snapshots of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, West Wales
Two nights by the Aberystwyth seaside gave me a well needed dose of clean welsh sea air and that lovely aroma of seaweed.ย Aberystwyth is a university seaside town and popular holiday destination, framed by the ruins of an impressive sea front castle, built in the 1200s over a twelve year period. Aberystwyth is a town […]
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Medieval Meanderings: Warwick Castle
Built by William the conquerer in 1068 and still standing tall. The majority of of this attraction has been turned into a theme park for children, butย the main tower is where you’ll see historic exhibitions of how things would have looked. The video below (not great I know, but it mightย give you an idea of […]
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